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'''William Kilgour "Willie" Jackson''' (14 March 1871 in [[Lamington, South Lanarkshire]] &ndash; [[Symington, South Lanarkshire|Symington]] 26 January 1955)<ref>http://curlinghistory.blogspot.ca/2013/11/curling-at-1924-winter-olympics-part-1.html</ref> was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[curling|curler]]. He was the skip of the [[Royal Caledonian Curling Club]] team which won the first [[Olympic Gold medal]] in curling at the [[inaugural Winter Olympics]] in [[Chamonix]], [[France]], in 1924.
'''William Kilgour "Willie" Jackson''' (14 March 1871 in [[Lamington, South Lanarkshire]] &ndash; [[Symington, South Lanarkshire|Symington]] 26 January 1955)<ref>http://curlinghistory.blogspot.ca/2013/11/curling-at-1924-winter-olympics-part-1.html</ref> was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[curling|curler]]. He was the skip of the [[Royal Caledonian Curling Club]] team which won the first [[Olympic Gold medal]] in curling at the [[inaugural Winter Olympics]] in [[Chamonix]], [[France]], in 1924.


Jackson ran his family's farm in [[Symington, South Lanarkshire|Symington]]. He was one of the top skips in Scotland at the time. He served as vice president of the [[Royal Caledonian Curling Club|Royal Club]] in 1922-23 and 1931-32 and served as president from 1933-34.
Jackson ran his family's farm in [[Symington, South Lanarkshire|Symington]]. He was one of the top skips in Scotland at the time. He served as vice president of the [[Royal Caledonian Curling Club|Royal Club]] in 1922-23 and 1931–32 and served as president from 1933-34.


He was the father of fellow gold-medallist [[Laurence Jackson]].
He was the father of fellow gold-medallist [[Laurence Jackson]].
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Revision as of 05:00, 23 December 2016

William Kilgour "Willie" Jackson (14 March 1871 in Lamington, South LanarkshireSymington 26 January 1955)[1] was a Scottish curler. He was the skip of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club team which won the first Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924.

Jackson ran his family's farm in Symington. He was one of the top skips in Scotland at the time. He served as vice president of the Royal Club in 1922-23 and 1931–32 and served as president from 1933-34.

He was the father of fellow gold-medallist Laurence Jackson.

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